Machine for punching and setting tires.



Fv J. SCHUMANN.

MACHINE FOR PUNGHING AND SETT NG TIRES,

A'PPLICATION FILED DEC-14. I9l4.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

F. J. SCHUMANN.

MACHINE FOR PUNCHING AND SETTING Til-HS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. I914.

1,219,170. Patented M1913; 1917.

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, "Ives/vam- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. SCHUMANN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD WELDING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION HF OHIO.

MACHINE FOR PUNCHING AND SETTING TIR] 1S.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Mar. 13.1917.

To ll whom it may concern:

lie it known that l. Fnwxu .l. h'cncnxxs', a citizen of the l nited States, and a resident of (leveland, county of (fnyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new .and useful Improvement iii ltlachiues for Punching and Setting 'lires. of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention hcing herein plained and the. hest mode in which 1 have contemplated applying that principle, so as to ,distinguish it from other inventions.

In the manufacture of ordinary metal tires for vehicle wheels there is usually oc- Casion to punch a numher of holes through the tire at spaced intervals to receive the. securing holts, and it is also necessary more or less to size the. tire to fit a p'rescrihed diameter of wheel; and in the nninufacture of tire supporting rims. whether permanent or demountahle, such as are used in large numbers on automobiles, occasion for similar operations arises, the. holes heing punched not necessarily for use with scouring means, bill. for the valve stem to pass through and for the attachment of neeessory parts, and even where. -the' latter are welded on 'to the. rim, it may he necessary to punch up lugs or spots for use in such welding operation. essential in the, ease of such automohile rims. mrticularly of the demountahle t vpc. that they conform exactly to prescr'ilied diametral and circuinferential dimensions. so that it is necessary to size, or set, such riins. r

The. object of-the present invention. accordingly, is to provide a machine wherchy operations such as 'the foregoin cousish ing either of punching holes or apertures in a tire orriin. or indenting or otlierwise .deforming portions of said rim, or sizing the same, may he accomplish'ial expeditiously and yet with exactitude. The. present improved machine is particularly adapted to meetthe. requirem nts of a large production, materially deer-easing the cost of manufacture. To the. accomplishment of the 'foregoing and related ends, the. invention then consists of means hereinafter descrilmd 'and nirt-icularly pointed out in the claims.

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The annexed drarings and the followiug description set .orth in detail certain mechanism einhodyilg the invention. such disclosed means eomliluting. however, hut one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may he used.

In said annexed drawings:

Figure l is a plat view. with a portion in horizontal secliol-i, of a inaclii|ieen| hodyiug the present improven'u-nts: Fig. 2 is a central vertical s ction of such machine taken on the line 2---3 Fig. 1; Fig. 3-5 is a central vertical section of a portion of the ma hine taken on a plane. at right angles to that of Fig. 2, ar indicated hy the line 3%- i. Fig. 1: Fig. l is a vertical section of a detail taken on a dame ran-responding to that of Fig. '2, hut .-howing a modification in construction; and Figs? is a plan view of such modified (let: il.

The hase l of the machine. as illustrated in the foregoing figures of the drawings.

is preferably of general circular l'oriu, hav ing an annular top 2 in which. are provided a plurality of concei tric. mnleraent grooves or T-slots 3. three in lillllllltl as shown, which constitute ways by means of which housings l of hox-lil c form may he secured t said hase in an v desired angularposition with respect to the entral vertical axis of tional operating de"ices. as will he presently explained. 'lhis plate. 6 also provides a hearing 7 for the upper end of a vertically recipioca ile spindle 8. alined with the central axis ol' the machine, and :n'lditionally supported in a hearing provided in the hotloin ol' the machine hasc as best shown in Fig. 2. lteciprocaiiou of said vertical spinde. is derived from a transverse driving snifl'!) jonrualed in rahasc. of the, machine, and provided with a crank 10 at its inner end dire :tly helow said spindle,

a suitable connecting rod 11, preferably of the yoked or bi-partite construction shown in Fig. 3, serving to connect such crank to the spindle. Power is applied to the shaft from a driving pulley 12 through suitable reducing gears. as need not be further explained.

Fixedly mounted on the spindle between the upper end of the connecting rod and the bearing in the plate, is a collar provided with an encircling groove or rather a pair of spaced collars 13, leaving such a groove between them, said groove being adapted to receive the. inner ends of the longer arms H of bellcranks 15 of substantial construw tion, one of such belt-cranks being mounted in each of the housings 4, so as to be oscillatory about an axis transverse of a radial line passing through such housings. The inner ends of the bell-crank arms H carry anti-friction rollers 16. which contact with the opposed sides of the collars 12'). and such ends are free to be moved around in the groove to various positions correspond ing with the positions of the respective housings. in the upper portion oi each such housing is mounted a reciprta'ablc slide. or plunger 17. the samebeing connected with the short arm 18 of the bellcrank by a link vltlwhich is preferably of the adjustable construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, although it may be simply a plain link,- or pair of linksitl, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. As shown in the lirstnamed figures. such -link comprises two parts 21 and 22 connected by a coupling member 2 formed with right and left handed threads on its respective ends. for engagement with correspondingly threaded openings in said members. Said coupling is provided with apertures 24 in its central portion. to permit of its being rotated by means of a spautter-wrench. whereby the length of the link may be varied to ctn'respondingly vary the limiting positions of the slide 17 in the housing. The inner face of each slide is provided with a socket- .25 adapted to receive a punch or die, as will be. prcsentl v explained.

The upper end of the vertical spindle H is enlarged to form a cylindrical head 21) having its lower face 27 beveled. or conical'. as shown in Fig. :5: and mounted on the" plate ti,'so as'to have their inner endsin cooperative relation to such head. are a series of plungers or slides 28. corresponding in number and position to thediousings fl'said plate being provided with concentric under-cut grooves or T-slots .29. whereby other. smaller housings 30 for support =ing such slides 28 in angularlyadjusted positions, may be. secured to said p late. The inner ends of the slides .28 carry rollers 31f-to reduce the friction of the engagement, of the spindle therewith, while their outer ends are shaped to conform with the inner face of the tire or rim to be 0])- erated upon. Springs 32 serve normallv to retract the slides 28 so that thev will be actuated outwardly upon the downward movemeit of the central spindle. The location f the conical face :27 is such that this outward actuation of the slides 28 will occur before the slides 17 in the hous ngs are moved inwardly a sutlicient distance to engage the work. Thus where punches 33, or like tools. are mounted in the faces of the outer series of slides. as shown in Figs. 1 and 1. said slides 2h may be advanced into a position to support thc rim at the appropriate points before such punches reach an operative stage. and the plunger will have its contacting face formed to permit of the. protrusion oi the punch through the metal of the rim when necessary.

The general operation of the machine is quite simple aml does not retpiine any additional explanation beyond that already given. im-idcntally to dcscribing the operation of the several parts. it being obvious that rotation of the driving shaft U will reciprocate the central spindle h. and thus operate the several slide-mechanisms connectcd'thercwith.

here it is desired to utilize the machine to simply set or size a tire or rim. the interior set of slides 28. directly actuated by the spindle are omitted. and instead of punches 33 being allixed to the outer series of slides 17. segmental dies 2-H are attached thereto. (see Figs. l and 3). a 'suliicient number of housings 4 with their appropriate slides 17 being provided to permit of the entire closure of the circle about the rim when the several dies carried by such slides are forced to the liinit of their in ward movement. The simultaneous application of the dies all around the rim. which may then be secured. will forcibly contract the latter so that it will conform exactly with the desired circumterential dimension.

it will be obvious that whether it is si|nply-a series of dies that are thus used in the operation of the machine. or a set of punches, in which latter case. the interior set of cooperative plungers are in commission. that the tire or rim is operated upon simultaneously around its entire circun'iference. in the latter case. that is, where punches are used. by providing the pro 'ier number of slides, all the various holes, indentations aml deformatitms required on a rim for the various purposes previously exthe machine, the plunger-s or slides being retracted sullieiently to leave ample space for such purpose.

()ther modes ol applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change bein made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims 0" the equivalent oi such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularlypoint out and distinelly claim as my invention 1. lo a machine ol the character dcseribed, the combination of a plurality ot '(tll'tlllilll adjustable, radially movable slides: uu-mbers carried by said slides, respectively, and adapted to operate on a rim. or the like; and means adapted to simultaneously actuate said slides, said means in luding a spindle reeiproiaible axially of the clrele on which said slides are. adjustable. and bells-ranks adjustable mung with said slide. and connected to opt rate the same, respectively. one arm of each such bell-crank engaging said spindle so as to be oscillated upon reci u'oeation (it the latter.

2. In a machine of the character described. the combination of a plurality of circularly adjustable, radially movable slides; members carried by said slides. respectively, and adapted to operate on a rim. or the like: and means adapted to simultaneous-I actuate said slides, said means in eludmt a spindle reciproeable axiallv of the circle on which said slides are adjustable, and licllr'rauks adjustable along with said slides. respectively, one arm of each such bellrank engaging said spindle so as to be oscillated upon reciprocation of the latter, and a link connecting the. other arm of each bell-crank with the corresponding slide.

I In a. machine of the character desrrilred. the combination or a plurality ol ircularly adjustable, radially movable slides: members carried by said slides re spectively. and adapted to operate on a rim, or the like; and means adapted to simullaueously actuate said slides, said means ineluding a spindle reciproeable axially of the circle on which said slides are adjustable, and bell-cranks adjustable. along with said slides, respectively, one arm of each such b lle|-anl( engaging! said spindle so as to be oscillated upon reeipiw-ation ot' the latter, and an adjustable link connecting the other arm of each bell-crank with the corresponding slide.

4. ln a machine of the ehararter ileseribed, the combination of a pluralit of circularly adjustable, radially movable slides; members carried by said slides, respectively, and adapted to operate on a rim or the like; and means adapted to simullaneouslyactuate said slides, said means including a spindle reciprocable. axially of the circle on which said. slides are adjustable and having a beveled portion adapted to engage said slides to force the same radially outward, and resi ient means lending to draw said slides in tlu opposite direelion.

5. In a machine of the character described. the combinatior of a plurality ol circularly :uljustable. radially movable slides; members carried by said slides. respectively, and adapted to operate on a rim. or the like; rollers mol nted on the inner ends of said slides: and means adapted to simultaneously actuate said slides. said means including a spinule reeiproeable axially of the circle on \vhiclrsaid slides are adjustableand having a beveled portion adapted to engage said iollers to lorce said slides radially outward and resilient means tending. to retract said slides.

6. in a machine of the haracter described, the combination of two sets of circularly adjustable, radially movible slides, one set located inside the other 'vith reference to a common center; members carried by the slides of such inner set and adapted to cooperate with the inner face of a rim, or the like. to support the same tool-members car ried by the slides of Skill outer set and adapted to operate on tlu outer face of such rim; means adapted to sinultaneouslly move the slides of such inner set outwar ly, said means including a spindle reciprociible axially of the circle on which said slides are adjustable and having I beveled portion adapted to engage said slides to force the same radially outward; and other means adapted to simultaneously move the slides of such outer set inwardly, said last-"named means including bell-cram (s adjustable along with said slides, respect vely, one arm of each such bell-crank engaging said spindle so as to he oscillated upcn reciprocation of the latter, and a link connecting the other arm of each bell-crank with the (,(ll'l'tSPOlltling slide.

7. Ina machine ol the character described, the combination of two se. ;s of circularly adjustable, radially movable slides, one set located inside the other: with reference to a common center; membcls 'earrierl by the slides of such inner set and adapted to co operate with the inner Face of a rim, or the like, to support the same; l'.()()l-lI l'.llll)ll'S carried by the slides of. such outer set and adapted to operate on the outer face oi such rim; means adapted to sh. iultaneously move the slides of such inner SEli outwardly, said means including a spindle reciproeablc'axially of the circle on which sald slides are adjustable and having a. beveled portion adapted to engage said slides to force the same radially outward; and other means adapted to simultaneously move the slides of such outer set inwardly, said last-named means including bell-cranls adjustable-along With said slides, respectively, one arm of each such bell-crank engaging said spindle so as to be oscillated upon reciprocatlon of the latter, and an adjustable link connecting the other arm of each bell-crank with the corresponding slide.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of two sets of circularly adjustable, radially movable slides, one set located inside the other with reference to a common center; members carried by the slides of such inner set and adapted to co-' operate with the inner face of a rim, or the like, to support the same; tool-members carried by the slides of such outer set aiid adapted to operate on the outer face of such rim; means adapted to simultaneously move the slides of such inner set outwardly, said means including a spindle reciprocable axially of the circle on which said slides are adjustable and having a beveled portion adapted to engage said slides to force the same radially outward; and other means adapted to simultaneously move the slides of such outer set inwardly, said last-named means including bell-cranks adjustable alon with said slides, respectively, one arm 0 each such bell-crank engaging said spindle so as to be oscillated upon reciprocation of the latter, and a link connecting the other arm of each bell-crank'with the corresponding slide, the beveled portion of said spindle being disposed to more such inner set of slides into contact with the rim before said bell-cranks move such outer set of slides into operative position.

Signed by me, this 31st day of October, 1914.

FRANK J. SCHUMANN. Attested by- D. T. DAVIES, C. E. Hose. 

